# Kate Bush discography

The discography of English singer-songwriter Kate Bush consists of 10 studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, six video albums, four box sets, five extended plays, 40 singles, seven promotional singles, and 39 music videos.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | FRA | NL | NZ | NOR | SWE | US | Certifications |
| The Kick Inside | Released: 17 February 1978 Label: EMI Formats: LP, cassette, 8-track, CD, digital download, streaming | 3 | 3 | 95 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum MC: Platinum NVPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum |
| Lionheart | Released: 10 November 1978 Label: EMI Formats: LP, cassette, 8-track, CD, digital download, streaming | 6 | 12 | — | 25 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum MC: Platinum NVPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold |
| Never for Ever | Released: 8 September 1980 Label: EMI Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download, streaming | 1 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 16 | — | BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum NVPI: Gold FRA: Gold |
| The Dreaming | Released: 13 September 1982 Label: EMI Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download, streaming | 3 | 22 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 5 | — | 12 | 45 | 157 | BPI: Silver |
| Hounds of Love | Released: 16 September 1985 Label: EMI Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download, streaming | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 12 | BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum MC: Platinum NVPI: Gold FRA: Gold |
| The Sensual World | Released: 16 October 1989 Label: EMI / Columbia (US) Formats: LP, cassette, CD, CD+cassette, MiniDisc, DCC, digital download, streaming | 2 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 43 | BPI: Platinum MC: Gold RIAA: Gold FRA: Gold |
| The Red Shoes | Released: 1 November 1993 Label: EMI Formats: LP, cassette, MiniDisc, CD, CD+VHS, digital download, streaming, 2×LP | 2 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 30 | — | 16 | 28 | BPI: Platinum MC: Gold |
| Aerial | Released: 7 November 2005 Label: EMI / Columbia (US) Formats: 2×CD, cassette, 2×LP, digital download, streaming | 3 | 25 | — | 3 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 48 | BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum FRA: Gold |
| Director's Cut | Released: 16 May 2011 Label: Fish People / EMI Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download, streaming | 2 | 41 | 66 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 12 | — | BPI: Gold |
| 50 Words for Snow | Released: 21 November 2011 Label: Fish People / EMI Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download, streaming | 5 | 22 | 39 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 83 | BPI: Gold |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | CAN | FRA | GER | NL | SWE | US | US Alt | US Rock | Certifications |
| Live at Hammersmith Odeon | Released: 1994 Label: EMI Formats: VHS, betamax, laserdisc, CD+VHS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Before the Dawn | Released: 25 November 2016 Label: Fish People, Concord, Noble & Brite Formats: 3×CD, 4×LP, digital download, streaming | 4 | 35 | 89 | 52 | 14 | 11 | 45 | 121 | 5 | 11 | BPI: Gold |

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | JPN | NL | NZ | NOR | SWE | US | Certifications |
| Kate Bush | Released: 1984 Label: Amiga (East Germany) Formats: LP, cassette | Not released in these countries. | Not released in these countries. | Not released in these countries. | Not released in these countries. | Not released in these countries. | Not released in these countries. | Not released in these countries. | Not released in these countries. | Not released in these countries. | Not released in these countries. | |
| The Whole Story | Released: 10 November 1986 Label: EMI Formats: LP, CD, cassette | 1 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 76 | BPI: 4× Platinum BVMI: Gold MC: Gold |
| The Other Sides | Released: 8 March 2019 Label: Fish People, Rhino Records Formats: 4×CD | 18 | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |

### Box sets

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS |
| The Single File 1978~1983 | Released: 23 January 1984 Label: EMI Formats: 12x7-inch | — | — |
| This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990 | Released: 22 October 1990 Label: EMI Formats: 9×LP, 8×CD, 7×Cassette | — | 143 |
| Remastered Part I (Remastered Parts I-II in Vinyl) | Released: 16 November 2018 Label: Fish People, Parlophone, Rhino Formats: 7×CD, 8×LP, digital download, streaming | 51 | — |
| Remastered Part II (Remastered Parts III-IV in Vinyl) | Released: 30 November 2018 Label: Fish People, Parlophone, Rhino, Novercia Overseas Formats: 11×CD, 10×LP, digital download, streaming | 81 | — |

## Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | UK | IRE | NLD | US |
| 4 Sucessos (two-part release) | Released: 1978 Label: EMI (Brazil) Formats: 7-inch vinyl | — | — | — | — |
| Kate Bush On Stage | Released: 31 August 1979 Label: EMI Formats: 7-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl, cassette, 2x7-inch vinyl | 10 | 15 | 17 | — |
| Kate Bush | Released: 15 June 1983 Label: EMI (US & Can) Formats: 12-inch vinyl, cassette | — | — | — | 148 |
| Aspects of the Sensual World | Released: 1990 Label: Columbia (US) / Capitol (Canada) Formats: CD | — | — | — | — |
| Hounds of Love (Record Store Day limited release) | Released: 16 April 2011 Label: Audio Fidelity Format: 10-inch vinyl | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | BEL | CAN | FRA | GER | IRE | NLD | NZL | US | Certifications | Album |
| "Wuthering Heights" | 1978 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum ARIA: Gold | The Kick Inside |
| "Moving" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Kick Inside |
| "Them Heavy People" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | | The Kick Inside |
| "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" | 1978 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 23 | 36 | 85 | BPI: Silver | The Kick Inside |
| "Hammer Horror" | 1978 | 44 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 25 | 21 | — | | Lionheart |
| "Wow" | 1979 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | | Lionheart |
| "Symphony in Blue" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Lionheart |
| "Strange Phenomena" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Kick Inside |
| "Breathing" | 1980 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | | Never for Ever |
| "Babooshka" | 1980 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 8 | — | BPI: Gold | Never for Ever |
| "Army Dreamers" | 1980 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 25 | — | — | BPI: Silver | Never for Ever |
| "December Will Be Magic Again" | 1980 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 13 | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Sat in Your Lap" | 1981 | 11 | 93 | — | — | 72 | — | 18 | 32 | — | — | | The Dreaming |
| "The Dreaming" | 1982 | 48 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Dreaming |
| "There Goes a Tenner" | 1982 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Dreaming |
| "Suspended in Gaffa" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | 50 | — | — | | The Dreaming |
| "Ne t'enfuis pas" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Night of the Swallow" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Dreaming |
| "Running Up That Hill" | 1985 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 30 | BPI: Silver | Hounds of Love |
| "Cloudbusting" | 1985 | 20 | — | 16 | — | 30 | 20 | 13 | 13 | — | — | BPI: Silver | Hounds of Love |
| "Hounds of Love" | 1986 | 18 | — | — | 84 | — | 68 | 12 | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | Hounds of Love |
| "The Big Sky" | 1986 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | | Hounds of Love |
| "Don't Give Up" (with Peter Gabriel) | 1986 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 72 | | So |
| "Experiment IV" | 1986 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 12 | — | — | — | | The Whole Story |
| "The Sensual World" | 1989 | 12 | 44 | 31 | 58 | 81 | 29 | 6 | 20 | — | — | | The Sensual World |
| "This Woman's Work" | 1989 | 25 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | BPI: Gold | The Sensual World |
| "Love and Anger" | 1990 | 38 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Sensual World |
| "Rocket Man" | 1991 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 36 | 17 | 27 | — | — | | Two Rooms |
| "Rubberband Girl" | 1993 | 12 | 39 | 47 | 50 | — | 65 | 17 | 37 | 34 | 88 | | The Red Shoes |
| "Moments of Pleasure" | 1993 | 26 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Red Shoes |
| "The Red Shoes" | 1994 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Red Shoes |
| "Eat the Music" | 1994 | — | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Red Shoes |
| "The Man I Love" (with Larry Adler) | 1994 | 27 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Glory of Gershwin |
| "And So Is Love" | 1994 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Red Shoes |
| "King of the Mountain" | 2005 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 42 | 13 | 13 | — | — | | Aerial |
| "Lyra" | 2007 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Golden Compass soundtrack |
| "Deeper Understanding" | 2011 | 87 | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | | Director's Cut |
| "Wild Man" | 2011 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 50 Words for Snow |
| "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (2012 remix) | 2012 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | | A Symphony of British Music |
| "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (2022 re-release) | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum | Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series, Season 4 |
| "Snowflake" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 50 Words for Snow |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Promotional singles

List of singles :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Be Kind to My Mistakes" | 1987 | Castaway soundtrack |
| "π" | 2005 | Aerial |
| "Lake Tahoe" | 2012 | 50 Words for Snow |
| "And Dream of Sheep" (live) | 2016 | Before the Dawn |
| "King of the Mountain" (live) | 2016 | Before the Dawn |
| "Cloudbusting" (The Organon Remix) (promo re-release) | 2019 | The Other Sides |
| "Ne t'enfuis pas" / "Un baiser d'enfant" (promo re-release) | 2019 | The Other Sides |

## Videography
### Video albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification |
| Title | Album details | UK Music Videos | Certification |
| Live at Hammersmith Odeon | Released: 1981 Label: EMI / Picture Music International Formats: VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc | — | |
| The Single File | Released: 1983 Label: Picture Music International Formats: VHS, Betamax | — | |
| The Hair of the Hound | Released: 1986 Label: Picture Music International Formats: VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc | — | |
| The Whole Story | Released: 1987 Label: Picture Music International Formats: VHS, Laserdisc, Video CD | — | |
| The Sensual World – The Videos | Released: 1990 Label: Columbia Music Video Formats: VHS, Laserdisc | — | |
| The Red Shoes | Released: 1993 Label: EMI Formats: Box-set, VHS, CD | 23 | |
| The Line, the Cross and the Curve | Released: October 25, 1994 Label: Picture Music International / EMI, Sony Legacy Formats: VHS, Laserdisc | |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Director |
| 1978 | "Wuthering Heights" (Version 1) | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
| 1978 | "Wuthering Heights" (Version 2) | Rockflix |
| 1978 | "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
| 1978 | "Hammer Horror" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
| 1979 | "Wow" (Version 1) | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
| 1979 | "Wow" (Version 2) | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
| 1979 | "Them Heavy People" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
| 1980 | "Breathing" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
| 1980 | "Babooshka" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
| 1980 | "Delius" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
| 1980 | "Army Dreamers" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
| 1981 | "Sat in Your Lap" | Brian Wiseman |
| 1982 | "The Dreaming" | Paul Henry |
| 1982 | "There Goes a Tenner" | Paul Henry |
| 1982 | "Suspended in Gaffa" | Brian Wiseman |
| 1985 | "Running Up That Hill" | David Garfath |
| 1985 | "Cloudbusting" | Julian Doyle |
| 1986 | "Hounds of Love" | Kate Bush |
| 1986 | "The Big Sky" | Kate Bush |
| 1986 | "Don't Give Up" (Version 1) | Godley & Creme |
| 1986 | "Don't Give Up" (Version 2) | Jim Blashfield |
| 1986 | "Experiment IV" | Kate Bush |
| 1986 | "Wow" (Version 3) | n/a |
| 1989 | "The Sensual World" | Peter Richardson & Kate Bush |
| 1989 | "This Woman's Work" | Kate Bush |
| 1990 | "Love and Anger" | Kate Bush |
| 1991 | "Rocket Man" | Kate Bush |
| 1993 | "Rubberband Girl" | Kate Bush |
| 1993 | "Eat the Music" | Kate Bush |
| 1993 | "Moments of Pleasure" | Kate Bush |
| 1993 | "Rubberband Girl" (US version) | n/a |
| 1994 | "The Red Shoes" | Kate Bush |
| 1994 | "The Man I Love" | Kevin Godley |
| 1994 | "And So Is Love" | Kate Bush |
| 2005 | "King of the Mountain" | Jimmy Murakami |
| 2011 | "Deeper Understanding" | Kate Bush |
| 2011 | "Wild Man" | Kate Bush |
| 2011 | "Misty" | Kate Bush |
| 2012 | "Lake Tahoe" | Kate Bush |
| 2016 | "And Dream of Sheep" |

## Other contributions

This is a list of original contributions that Bush has made to soundtracks, tribute albums and to other musicians' albums.
* The Unknown Soldier (1980, Harvest) – "You (The Game Part II)" (lead vocals with Roy Harper)
* Peter Gabriel (1980, Charisma) – "Games Without Frontiers" and "No Self Control" (backing vocals with Peter Gabriel)
* Figvres (1982, Polydor) - "Flowers" (backing vocals with Zaine Griff)
* The Seer (1986, Mercury) – "The Seer" (Big Country featuring Kate Bush)
* Ferry Aid - "Let It Be" (1987, CBS) (charity single)
* Dancing On The Couch (1987, Chrysalis) – "The King Is Dead" (Go West featuring Kate Bush)
* The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball – The Music (1987, Virgin Records) (charity concert for Amnesty International: "Running Up That Hill" performed with David Gilmour; comedy song "Do Bears..." performed in duet with Rowan Atkinson)
* Answers to Nothing (1988, Chrysalis) – "Sister and Brother" (co-lead vocals with Midge Ure)
* She's Having a Baby (1988, I.R.S.) – "This Woman's Work"
* The Comic Strip Presents...: "GLC: The Carnage Continues..." (1990) – "Ken", "The Confrontation" and "One Last Look Around the House Before We Go..."
* Once (1990, IRS Records) - "Once" (backing vocals with Roy Harper)
* Brazil (1992, Milan) – "Sam Lowry's 1st Dream/"Brazil"" (vocals with Michael Kamen and The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London)
* Again (1993, Sony Music) – "Kimiad" (keyboards and backing vocals with Alan Stivell)
* The Glory of Gershwin (1994, Mercury) – "The Man I Love" (vocals, with Larry Adler on harmonica)
* Common Ground – Voices of Modern Irish Music (1996, EMI) – "Women of Ireland"
* Emancipation (1996, NPG/EMI) – "My Computer" (backing vocals with Prince)
* The Golden Compass (2007, New Line) – "Lyra"